The Promise
无极
FantasyDramaActionThrillerRomance
An orphaned girl, driven by poverty at such a young age, makes a promise with an enchantress. In return for beauty and the admiration of every man, she will never be with the man she loves. This spell cannot be broken unless the impossible happens: snow falling in spring and the dead coming back to life. Now a grown and beautiful princess, she regrets her promise, for all of the men she's loved has always been met with tragedy.
🎬 DirectorChen Kaige
📅 Release2005-12-15
🌍 CountryChina, Hong Kong, United States of America
🗣 LanguageMandarin
🏢 Studio21 Century Shengkai Film, Capgen Investment Group, Moonstone Entertainment
🗳 Votes131
🔥 Popularity2
💵 Revenue$30,995,924
🎭 Cast
Cecilia Cheung
Princess Qingcheng
Liu Ye
Snow Wolf
Chen Hong
Goddess Manshen
Cheng Qian
The Emperer
Jang Dong-gun
Kunlun
Hiroyuki Sanada
General Guangming
Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung
Wuhuan
Yu Jinwei
Ye Li
Guan Xiaotong
Young Qingcheng
Shi Lei
Young Wuhuan
Lu Peng
General in Red
Anthony Brandon Wong
(voice)
Qian Bo
独眼
🎥 Crew
Original Music ComposerKlaus Badelt
ProducerChen Hong
ProducerErnst Etchie Stroh
ProducerHan Sanping
DirectorChen Kaige
Executive ProducerYang Buting
Camera OperatorKenny Lam Ping-Wah
Lighting TechnicianLee Tak-Shing
Director of PhotographyPeter Pau Tak-Hai
Production ManagerMax Wang
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🏷 Keywords
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💬 Reviews
Two young kids try to scrounge food on a battlefield. The girl uses cunning to get a cake the boy found. As she flees with it she drops it in the water. A female spirit offers her a deal : if she never find happy love, she will never be hungry (= rich) again. She accepts. General Guangming (Hiroyuki Sanada) is victorious in battle once again. He meets the spirit (in human form) that tells him som…
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